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1534
Frenchman
jacques cartier navigate the st.lawrence river names and island along the river montreal -
jamestown
Jamestown is founded on the coast of Virginia by 100 English settlers -
French explorer
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founds the colony of Quebec -
henry hudson
exploring for the Netherlands claims land that will become new netherland -
Pilgrims
from england found an english colony in plymouth massachusets -
verrazzano
Verrazzano sailing for France discovers New York harbor. -
An epidemic
An epedemic of smallpox,brought by europeans kills many native americans on the new england coast -
the duke
drives out the dutch in new netherland the duke of new york claims the colony for england and renames it new york -
King Philips war
begins in colonial villages of massachusetts between colonists and native americans -
sier de la salle
explorers the lower Mississippi valley river and claims the valley for france and names it lousiana in honor of the french king -
war
War between the British and French, Known as the French and Indian war. The war is fought over disputed land claims in the Ohio valley